Here is the information you wanted. Correction on where H E Thompson came to America. Peder Thorstensen is the Brother of Henry E Thompson New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Peder Thora Censen [Peder Thorstensen] Arrival Date: 17 Jun 1852 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838 Age: 14 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Bergen, Norway Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Norway Ethnicity/Race- /Nationality: Norwegian Ship Name: Brumchorst Search Ship Database: Search the Brumchorst in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York Line: 26 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_114 List Number: 736 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Henry E Thompson AKA> HANS TORSTEINSON GROVE Born 12 Aug 1835, Grove, Hafslo, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway Died 22 Nov.1913, Cherokee, Cherokee, IA. Father-- Torstein Hanssen (1807-1904 ) Mother-- Anna Pedarsdatter ( 1812-1893 ) Wife-- Marintha Wheller Born 29 May,1840 NY. Died 31 Dec. 1927, Cherokee, Cherokee, IA. Children of Henry E Thompson and Marintha Wheller 1 Emily Marintha ( or Marian) Thompson (ABT 1858 ) 2 Annie J. Thompson ( 1860-)+ 3 Baby Thompson (1860-between 1860 ) 4 William Henry Thompson ( 1863-1939 ) 5 Frances V. Thompson ( 1866-1930 6 Abner Edward Thompson ( 1868-1900 ) 7 Ellinor Thompson (abt 1871- ) 8 Daniel W. Thompson ( 1880-1919 ) 7 Abner Edward Thompson Married Clara P Higday born 5 Apr. 1878, Kingsley, Plymouth, IA Married 28 June, 1894 Akron, Plymouth, IA Clara P Higday, Thompson, Johnson died 9 May 1935, Cherokee, Cherokee, IA. Children of Abner and Clara. 1 Myrna Grace Thompson ( 1895-1896 ) , Born Le Mars, Plymouth, IA. Died 17 Apr. 1896 Cherokee, Cherokee, IA 2 Harold Abner Thompson Born 12 Mar. 1897, Akron, Plymouth, IA. Died 22 Jan. 1972 Klamath Falls, Ore. Harold Abner Thompson married Jennie Melissa Thompson born, 17 Oct. 1902, Hinton, Plymouth, IA. died 27 Sep. 1954 Klamath Falls, Ore. Father of Jennie William Thompson jr. (1862-1922 Mother Isabelle Richards ( 1870-1925 ) Harold and Jennie were married 18 Jun. 1919- Hinton, Plymouth, IA. Children of Harold and Jennie 1 Myrna Lucille Thompson born (1921-2002 2 Betty Lou Thompson ( 1932 ) My wife , Don Kelley ----- Original Message ----- From: <TheMazama@aol.com> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <THOMPSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [THOMPSON] I want to talk to any Thompson > > In a message dated 7/24/2008 4:51:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > gc-gateway@rootsweb.com writes: > > My wife was born a Thompson in Sioux City IA. > Her Great Grandfather was Henry E Thompson born in Norway and came to > America where He settled in > > > You jumped a couple of generations there. Who were your wife's parents > and > grandparents in Iowa? > > Gordon Thompson >